[gcruse]

I am not sure what this was exactly

It was comedy.  The pervasiveness  of barf alerts
on FR illustrates the problem.  Too many freepers
have to be told ahead of time whether what they are
about to read is for or against their political sensibilities.
Once they know whether the subject is fish or fowl,
it then becomes  a matter of  picking from one pile
of responses depending on whether the subject is
one of 'ours' or not.  Had the comedy been about
some liberal instead of Rush, the response would
have been totally opposite.

'Taste' is too often a matter of whose ox is being gored.

[Always Right]

Had the comedy been about some liberal instead of Rush, the response would have been totally opposite.

I am sorry, but you are wrong. Nothing is funny about someone getting hurt, injuried or killed. Having someone go out show Clinton being beat with a baseball bat would not be funny. Sorry you seem to think so.

[DallasMike]

Too many freepers have to be told ahead of time whether what they are about to read is for or against their political sensibilities.

I think that's because bad articles without a barf alert tend to be zotted. We lose lot of hilarious postings all because someone forgets a barf alert. A pity.

[arjay]

The barf alerts are helpful to me. It usually means I will not bother reading that thread. It saves me a lot of wasted time reading drivel that I don't want to bother with.

[Old Fud]

Had the comedy been about some liberal instead of Rush, the response would have been totally opposite. 'Taste' is too often a matter of whose ox is being gored.

The prize to you, sir. Ain't as though Rush hasn't spent a decade or so contracting musical goofs on liberals.

But of course, those were freakin hilarious. Now, because he made himself a target, let us all rise in outrage.